On-Hook Dialing - Cisco 7960 User Manual

On-hook Dialing

Cisco 7960/7940 Telephone User Guide
620-05600070B
The Night feature has three states – Normal, Temporary, or Permanent, which can
be changed by pressing the Night softkey. The following table describes the
different states.
NOTE: The Night softkey switches from the current Mode (1 or 2) to the other Mode. If
the Night softkey is pressed after 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday or on Saturday or
Sunday (while in Mode 2), then it will put the phone in Mode 1 (Day mode).
State
Normal
Definition Uses the mode
appropriate to the
time-of-day and
day-of-week.
Example From 8am - 5pm,
Monday - Friday,
calls ring at the
main number
(Mode 1). Any
other time, calls
are directed to the
auto-attendant
(Mode 2).
Activation Default state, no
activation required
Activation
Indication
Return to
Normal
Return to
Normal
Indication
You can dial a number while the handset is on-hook by doing one of the following:
Table 2: Night Feature States
Temporary
Changes the mode, but
will automatically revert
back to the Normal
state at the next change
in the time-of-day/day-
of-week schedule.
The attendant leaves
early Monday and
presses the Night
softkey once to change
to Mode 2. The system
will automatically return
to Mode 1 at 8am
Tuesday morning.
Press the Night softkey
once
*Night appears on the
phone display
Automatic – system
action at next
scheduled mode
change.
Manual – press the
Night softkey twice
*Night disappears from
phone display
Retrieving a Parked Call
Permanent
Changes the mode,
but requires manual
intervention to return
to the normal state.
The attendant will be
out for two days and
no one will answer the
main number. The
attendant presses the
Night softkey twice,
which will direct calls
to the auto-attendant
until the Night softkey
is pressed again.
Press the Night
softkey twice
**Night appears on
phone display
Manual only – press
Night softkey once
**Night disappears
from phone display
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